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Steve Oleksy (D)

Hershey Bears

Name:

Steve Oleksy

Number:

7

Position:

D

Shoots:

R

Height:

5-11

Weight:

190

Birthdate:

1986-02-04

Birth place:

Chesterfield, MI

Biography

2014-15: Scored one goal in the Bears’ season opener on Oct. 11 at NOR…Assisted on the insurance marker on Oct. 13 at NOR…Scored one goal on Oct. 31 at MCH; Scored one goal on Nov. 1 at WOR…Recalled by WSH on Nov. 29…Returned on loan by WSH on Nov. 30…Scored the Teddy Bear Toss goal on Dec. 7 vs. WBS.
CAREER:
2013-14: Split the season between the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears…Recorded 10 points (two goals, eight assists), 53 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating in 33 games with the Capitals…Tallied six assists in 30 games with the Bears….2012-13: Appeared in 50 games with the Bears, tallying 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) and 151 penalty minutes… made his NHL debut with the Capitals on March 5, 2013 and registered an assist in Washington’s comeback victory over Boston…Scored his first NHL goal on March 10, 2013 vs. New York Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist)….2011-12: Tallied eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 14 games with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads…Spent the majority of the season with Bridgeport (AHL), recording 15 points (one goal, 14 assists) and tying for third on the team with a plus-16 efficiency rating. …2010-11: Split the season between Idaho and Lake Erie (AHL)...Recorded 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) and 134 penalty minutes in 55 games with Idaho...Earned his first AHL recall and posted four assists in 17 games with Lake Erie...Added one assist in his first three career Calder Cup playoff contests…2009-10: Played his first full professional season beginning with Toledo (ECHL) and including stints with Port Huron (IHL) and Idaho (ECHL)...Totaled two goals and nine assists in 64 regular-season games. …2008-09: Finished his collegiate career at Lake Superior State, notching nine assists in 38 games...Also played in his first two professional games with Las Vegas (ECHL).